module 15 part 1

Question 1

a state of depressed cerebral functioning with UNRESPONSIVENESS to sensory and motor function

Answer 1

altered level of consciousness

Question 2

a clinical state of UNAROUSABLE UNRESPONSIVENESS in which there are NO PURPOSEFUL RESPONSES TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STIMULI

Answer 2

COMA

Question 3

a condition in which the UNRESPONSIVE PATIENT RESUMES SLEEP WAKE CYCLES AFTER COMA but is devoid of cognitive or affective mental function

Answer 3

persistent vegetative state

Question 4

a rare neurological disorder characterized by ‘complete paralysis of voluntary muscles’

Answer 4

locked in syndrome

Question 5

evaluation of mental status, cranial nerve function, cerebellar function

Answer 5

neurologic examination

Question 6

what are assessed in glasgow coma scale?

Answer 6

eye opening
verbal response
motor response

Question 7

the glasgow coma scale can be rated from __ to __?

Answer 7

3 to 15

Question 8

what is most important indicator in the glasgow coma scale?

Answer 8

eye opening

Question 9

what test identify the CAUSE OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS

Answer 9

PET
MRI
CT SCAN

Question 10

elevated ICP is most commonly associated with _______

Answer 10

head injury

Question 11

brains ability to change the diameter of its blood vessels to maintain a constant cerebral blood flow

Answer 11

autoregulation

Question 12

seen when cerebral blood flow decreases significantly

Answer 12

cushing’s response

Question 13

earliest sign for ICP

Answer 13

changes in LOC

Question 14

provides information about cerebral blood flow

Answer 14

transcranial blood flow

Question 15

involves the opening of the skull surgically to gain access to intracranial structures

Answer 15

craniotomy

Question 16

this is performed to REMOVE A TUMOR, relieved elevated ICP, evacuate a BLOOD CLOT, or control hemorrhage

Answer 16

craniotomy

Question 17

excision of a portion of the skull

Answer 17

craniectomy

Question 18

repair of a cranial defect using a plastic or metal plate

Answer 18

cranioplasty

Question 19

EPISODES of abnormal motor, sensory, autonomic, psychic activity

Answer 19

seizures

Question 20

two main types of seizures:

Answer 20

partial seizures
generalized seizures

Question 21

seizures that begin in ONE PART of the brain

Answer 21

partial seizures

Question 22

seizures that involve electrical discharges in the WHOLE brain

Answer 22

generalized seizures

Question 23

TYPES OF PARTIAL SEIZURES

Answer 23

simple partial seizure
complex partial seizure

Question 24

seizures with ELEMENTARY symptoms, generally WITHOUT impairment of consciousness

Answer 24

simple partial seizures

Question 25

seizures with COMPLEX symptoms, generally WITH impairment of consciousness

Answer 25

complex partial seizures

Question 26

a group of syndromes characterized by unprovoked, RECURRING SEIZURES

Answer 26

epilepsy

Question 27

one of the main causes of epilepsy that can be prevented

Answer 27

head injury

Question 28

acute prolonged seizures activity

Answer 28

status epilepticus